Possible Worlds in Literary Theory

Ruth Ronen

ISBN 10: 0521456487 / ISBN 13: 9780521456487

Verlag: Cambridge University Press Nov 2004, 2004

Neuware -The concept of possible worlds, originally introduced in philosophical logic, has recently gained interdisciplinary influence; it proves to be a productive tool when borrowed by literary theory to explain the notion of fictional worlds. In this book Ruth Ronen develops a comparative reading of the use of possible worlds in philosophy and in literary theory, and offers an analysis of the way the concept contributes to our understanding of fictionality and the structure and ontology of fictional worlds. Dr Ronen suggests a new set of criteria for the definition of fictionality, making rigorous distinctions between fictional and possible worlds; and through specific studies of domains within fictional worlds - events, objects, time, and point of view - she proposes a radical rethinking of the problem of fictionality in general and fictional narrativity in particular. 260 pp. Englisch. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780521456487

Inhaltsangabe:

The philosophical concept of 'possible worlds' used to explain theoretical problems of fictionality and narrativity.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Possible Worlds in Literary Theory
Verlag: Cambridge University Press Nov 2004
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu